Chicken coop



9 A. E. BVUGENHAGEIN 7 CHICKEN COOP Filed Oct. 12. 1926' e f Sam Patented .fFeb. 1927. v i

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I V The chicken coopwhicli subject ofv the present invention is of the type which is designed particularly for/a single brood vide a novel combination andarrangement.

of parts whereby. the device may be'readily;

i-cleaned; also tofui'nis'h apluralityfof' vari Variousotherob'ects and advantages of of chickens. a V

In its broadest aspects the invention iconte nplates a novel chicken coop which is rotatably mounted. and provided withmearis acted upon the "wind j for swinging the jcoop to a position so that itsdoor will'be to leeward thu's lto protect the interior; of the coop from the wind and the elements; I p v f A further object of the invention is to proously formed doors which may beselectively used 'tosuit circumstances.

the invention will be lreadilyapp'arent" to those skilled in the art as the description -procecds, reference being had to the accompanying drawings illustrating what now occurs tomeas a-preferred embodiment of the invention. It is to be understood; of course,

. that various slightchanges maybe made in coop shown and described without, however,

V departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed thereinafter..

' and base assembled, the coop 7 being freely rotatable'as stated. V

The peripheral end 9 of the casting-9 is of relatively reduced diameter and, bears against the upper-partof the bearingfi By this formation there will be relatively little frictional resistance to the turning of the coop '7. An overhanging flange 13 depends fromthecoop 7 and circumscribes the base 5 as clearly shown in the drawings. This flange serves to, prevent'the entry of dirt to the area between the base 5 andv the bottom 8 of the coop. The bearing 5 and the stud 10 may thus be; easily kept ina well lubricated condition and free from grit;

15. Several'doorsof differing formation are.

The doorway of the coop is indicated 14 and is reachedby a short approach ramp er ence" characters '16", 17 and 18?. observed that these slidewaysjare'open at ralityof horizontally spaced vertical slats The outer-door 16 is, .of course,; used when ltis desired to completely close the doorway 14,? the intermediate'door 17 :wh'en carried by the device and movable tooperittlVQ; position to closethe doorway v14 'de-f pending'on conditions. These doors are all- :shown in the perspective view, Figure 1.] The ou'termost door 16is'i1nperforate while 'the immediate."door-'17 is perforatedg and "l the inner door 18 is p'rovided with a plu it isdesiii'edto ventilate the coop, andthe" slattedfdoor lii when' it is desired to keep the henconfined and let the" chicks out'to doors are slidable in upper andlower slide- I roam alround the vicinity ofthecoop. -The Ways which are respectively denoted by ref- It is oneend asshown in Figurel'so that any dirt that may accumulate therein can be readily scraped-out making it easyto keep the doorsfin a freely movable condition and I e Co p itselfin f State? Ill ijhfi drawings I Fig. 2 is Fig. 1 is aperspective view of the device. N a horizontal sectional view of the device'shewn in Fig. 1. Fig. 3' is a vertical r. sectional view therethrou'gh; Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the" arrangement of doors.

The conical top19 is'removably held-in 3 7 place and has anopening- 19 at its apex which is surmounted by a ventilator or hood 21. The conical) top is preferably formed of a single sheet of metal andone endis I bent laterally outward and-shaped to define" a vane 20 this latter "constituting the means for swinging the top and the rigidly connected coop body 7 so' as to maintain the doorway 14 to leeward to prevent wind orrain from drivinginto the coop. V

A'bayonet slot connection is provided between the top 19 and the coop body 7 by means of rigid depending hooks 22 carried by the top, certain of which, engage downturned projections 23 on the outer sides ofthe coop. One of the hooks22passes through astrap 24 also carried bythe side 7 of the coop. A slight twist of the top serves toengage'the hooks 22 with the projections 23. The hook 22 which engages the strap 24 prevents the top 19 from being rotatedrelatively of the coop 9 except to the limited extent'necessary to lock the top in place.

Inorder that water may beconveniently supplied tothe chicks within the coop I have provided a water pan 25 which is insertable through a hole in the side of the coop 7, The water pan 25 is further retained in a stabilized relationship by means of guides 26 within the coop and between which the pan is positioned.

To prevent water from dripping from the conical top 19 in front of the doorway 14 provide on either, side of the vane 20 trough like deflectors 27 which carry the water off to either side. These deflectors further. serve to brace the vane 20 and rigidify the top 19 as will be evident.

The operation of the device will be self evident from the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. The natural tendency of chicks when t a rain storm comes up is to seek shelter to leeward of the coop. Inordinary stationary coops the door of the coop is just as likely to be to windward as to leeward. However, with my coop the chicks upon huddlingto leeward of. the same will find the doorway 1e accessible and may enter the coop., Thus, many chicks will be saved which would otherwise be killed by. drowning. The coop is rodentproof, can be easily cleaned and the removable water pan insertable from without makes it possible to keep the chicks of engagingithe bearing and constituting the sole point of support'for the casing, a stud projecting from said casting and entering said bearingv for, rotatably mounting said casing upon the base, a depending skirt carried by said casing and surrounding said base whereby to prevent fouling of said bearing, said casing havlng a side opening therem, andwind controlled means for malntaining said opening to leeward.

2. A chicken coop comprising a base having a bearing therein, a caslng, the bottom of relatively small diameter the end thereof engaging the bearing and constituting the sole point of support for the casing, a'stud projecting from said. casting and entering r of saidcasing having a projecting casting said bearinglfor ,rotatably mounting said I casi'ng upon' the base, a depending skirt car ried by said casing and surrounding said base whereby to prevent the fouling of said bearings, said casing having an opening, therein, wind controlled means for maintaining said opening to'leeward, a plurality of 1 separate doors for closing said'opening, bp- 1:

posed open ended slideways for guiding said doors in their movements, one of said doors having relatively large openings, therein to permit the chicks to pass therethrough, and ventilating means providedin one of the other of said doors. p

3. In a rotatably mounted chicken coop having a doorway, in-one side, a roof provided with a wind vane above said doorway, brace members at each side of said vane, and said brace members constituting water troughs-for catching-rainwater and deflecting it away from said doorway.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature."

AUGUST E. BUGENHAGEN. 

